Mehdi Ammi, University of Toronto

Research

Budget Setting Comparative Policy Analysis Financing Public Health Public Health Systems

Latest funding

Transforming health systems in Canada: A comparative realist case study evaluation of macro-level health system governance reforms
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$546,976
Sustainable financing to transform Canada's public health systems
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$149,999
Establishing a platform to monitor the performance of public health systems across Canada
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$199,844

Transforming health systems in Canada: A comparative realist case study evaluation of macro-level health system governance reforms

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Allin, Sara; Denis, Jean-Louis

Keywords: Comparative Health Policy; Health Systems; Health Systems Governance; Maro-Level Reforms; Realist Case Studies

$546,976

Sustainable financing to transform Canada's public health systems

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat G.: Policy Res. Health System Trans - IPPH - Public Health Systems Research

Principal investigators: Allin, Sara; Pakes, Barry N; Ammi, Mehdi; Pinto, Andrew D

Keywords: Budget Setting; Comparative Policy Analysis; Financing Public Health; Public Health Systems

$149,999

Establishing a platform to monitor the performance of public health systems across Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Gr: Impacts of financial/organizational restructuring of public health

Principal investigators: Allin, Sara; Pinto, Andrew D; Rosella, Laura C

Keywords: Indicator Prioritization; International Comparisons; Multiple Case Study; Pan-Canadian; Public Health Systems

$199,844

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Budget Setting Dear Professor Ammi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on budget setting connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Sustainable financing to transform Canada's public health systems" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]